Lintneria istar
(Redirected from Sphinx istar)
| Istar sphinx moth | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Lintneria |
| Species: | L. istar
|
| Binomial name | |
| Lintneria istar | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Lintneria istar, the Istar sphinx moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. It is found in mountains and pine-oak woodlands from southern Arizona east to southern Texas and south through Mexico to Guatemala.[2]
Adults are on wing from July to September.
The larvae feed on Salvia species.
References
[edit]
Wikispecies has information related to Lintneria istar.
- ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Lintneria istar". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2005-10-01. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
External links
[edit]- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
_Dorsal.jpg){kind=small} | This Sphinginae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |